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Duravit Ketho range is simply elegant

01 September 2010

DURAVIT has joined forces with leading furniture designer Christian Werner to develop Ketho, its latest range of bathroom furnishing, featuring 44 elements of simple elegance.

The range is characterised by sleek rectangular forms with a filigree frame measuring just 1.6 cm in thickness, attributing a special subtlety to the creation. Thanks to a special aluminium bracing, the 1.6-cm frame can even support a width of up to 140 cm, thus enabling balanced proportions, regardless of size.
An aluminium strip handle that runs along the cabinets at rhythmical intervals, elongates the lines of the furniture contributing to their elegance and a streamlined appearance. A recess located between the wooden surfaces of the handle ensures a more comfortable use as the units can be opened from via the upper or lower part of the handle. On tall cabinets the handles run vertically.
“A variety of décors highlight Ketho’s refined form – white, basalt and graphite add subtlety, whereas garnet red creates a powerful blaze of colour. The matte structure of the surfaces makes them pleasant to the touch, a property that is mirrored in the design of the bath panelling,” says a company spokesman. “Overall, Ketho offers consistent design throughout, creating an attractive, balanced appearance.”
Ketho includes everything from a small wall shelf and flexible mobile storage unit to cabinets, both tall and low, offering generous storage space.
The vanity units prove particularly versatile with five varieties available in widths ranging from 40 to 120 cm in combination with the Starck 3 furniture washbasins.
The range includes D-Code furniture washbasins with width options measuring 80 and 100 cm. If console and built-in basins are required, a vanity unit with a fully integrated console provides the ultimate solution. “Thanks to its dual function, this piece provides the perfect platform for designing individual washing areas with wash bowls, console basins or built-in washbasins,” he says. “With or without the integrated console, vanity washbasins always offer a choice of one or two drawers. Mirrors and mirrored cabinets in matching widths add the finishing touch to the range. With their individually adjustable glass shelves, the mirrored cabinets in particular offer valuable storage space. For those who prefer their cabinets with handles, these are enclosed and can be easily screw-mounted.”
The Ketho furniture range is robust and durable in every respect. All items of furniture feature comprehensive melamine resin protection and bonded, waterproof edges. “Thanks to the integrated SoftClose function with silicon end dampers, doors always close smoothly and quietly and, in so doing, spare both the user’s fingers and the material,” the spokesman says.
The illuminated mirrors and mirror cabinets are tested and certified in accordance with the IP 44 international safety standard. “For the user, this means the products are splash-proof and can be fitted closer to bathtubs and showers – thus making economical use of the available space,” he elaborates. “And they are easy to operate via infrared sensor. Thanks to an integrated three-way switch, the lights can also be operated via other switches, and, for example, fitted next to the bathroom door. Every detail of the furniture range aims to ensure that the user can identify with and enjoy it and throughout the lifetime of the bathroom.”